Two former Parramatta Eels players are accused of harbouring semi-automatic weapons and possessing more than half-a-million dollars in cash after dramatic arrests in Sydney's Centennial Park yesterday.

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His list of other Twitter likes is more benign and proper, focused in recent days on the clean-up effort from Hurricane Harvey, which devastated his home state.

Cruz was one of the last candidates in the Republican presidential race in 2016, repeatedly criticising eventual nominee and President Donald Trump's morality.

Trump responded with a nickname that stuck through the campaign: "Lyin' Ted".

He was caught up in another pornography scandal last year, although one he had no role in.

A campaign ad featured an actress who has a long history of erotic films.

"Amy Lindsay has appeared in films such as Erotic Confessions, Carnal Wishes, Secrets of a Chambermaid, and Insatiable Desires," Buzzfeed reported.

Cruz is facing re-election for his Texas senate seat next year.

Long one of the strongholds of the Republican party, Cruz's personal unpopularity and Trump's struggling approval ratings may leave an opening for Democratic opponent Beto O'Rourke in the Lone Star state.